Sinners, Ourselves Included--Oct. 7, 2015

Teach us to humble ourselves,

and to examine ourselves,

and to be penitent for

what we discover.

But also make us glad in you,

for we trust in our Lord,

who called sinners,

including us.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 89:1-18; 147:1-11; 1; 33

2 Kings 22:14-23:3

1 Cor. 11:23-34

Matt. 9:9-17

Selected Verses

Ps. 33:21

Our heart is glad in [the LORD],
          because we trust in his holy name. 

2 Kings 22:18b-19

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the LORD. 

1 Cor. 11:28

Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

Matt. 9:13

"…Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'  For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners."  [Jesus to the Pharisees]